ANTIBIOTIC

ANTIBIOTIC:-

"A chemical substance used to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria".

BACTERICIDAL:-  Kill the Bacteria.

BACTERIOSTATIC:- Stop the growth of Bacteria.

CLASSIFICATION:-

• CELL WALL SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS:- (Bactericidal)

1. PENICILLIN GROUP:-  amoxicillin, cloxacillin
2. CEPHALOSPORIN GROUP:-

a) 1ST GENERATION: cephradine, cephalexin

b) 2ND GENERATION: cefaclor

c) 3RD GENERATION: cifixime, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime

• PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR:- (Bacteriostatic)

1. TETRACYCLIN GROUP:-  doxycyclin, minocyclin
2. MACROLIDE GROUP:- erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin

• DNA GYRASE INHIBITOR:- (Bactericidal)

QUONOLONE GROUP:- ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin